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How Can I Help Combat the Opioid Epidemic

Get Waivered—and USE IT! In a 12 month study done in 2019, less than 35% of adults in the U.S. struggling with OUD were found to be receiving treatment.1   Less than 10% of primary care doctors have a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine.2 Nationally, only approximately half of providers with a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine actually […]

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Ask Your Senators to Support Responsible Expansion of Access to Methadone for OUD Through Pharmacies

The adulteration of the illicit drug supply with illicit fentanyl has created an unprecedented and catastrophic moment in U.S. history. The CDC has predicted over 108,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021, and fentanyl is a major driver. Now is a more dangerous time than ever to be an individual with opioid use disorder (OUD). People […]

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Indiana Society of Addiction Medicine

Educational Conference September 17, 2022 Embassy Suites 13700 Conference Center Dr. Noblesville, IN 46060 Agenda: 8:45 am Welcome Claudie H. Jimenez, MD, MS 9:00 am- 10:00 am Evaluation and Management of Alcohol Use Disorder in an Outpatient Setting Claudie H. Jimenez, MD, MS 10:00 am- 11:00 am Evaluation and Buprenorphine Induction of Patients Using Fentanyl […]

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